How to Approach the Ancient Chinese Wisdom? A Commentary Concerning Sun Tzu'sThe Art of War

The central theme of this commentary is thatThe Art of Waris not only highly useful for Chinese business historically in particular, but also universally relevant for global business (including Chinese business as an integral part) in general at the present time and also in the future. We will discuss three issues to elaborate the above central theme: (1) the essence ofThe Art of War, (2) its historical relevance, and (3) its modern and global implications.

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How to Approach the Ancient Chinese Wisdom? A Commentary Concerning Sun Tzu's The Art of War—CORRIGENDUM

Management and Organization Review ◽

10.1017/mor.2018.20 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 445-445

Author(s):

Peter Ping Li ◽

Monsol Yang

Keyword(s):

Original Publication ◽

Art Of War ◽

The Ancient Chinese ◽

The Art Of War

In the original publication of this article, co-author Monsol Yang's surname was incorrect. The original has since been updated.The author and publisher regret this error.

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«The Art of War» by Sun Tzu and main provisions for strategic management

Omsk Scientific Bulletin Series Society History Modernity ◽

10.25206/2542-0488-2021-6-4-170-174 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 170-174

Author(s):

V. M. Fedorov ◽

Keyword(s):

Strategic Management ◽

Theoretical Research ◽

Business Strategies ◽

Sun Tzu ◽

Art Of War ◽

Planning And Control ◽

Logical Method ◽

The Ancient Chinese ◽

And Control ◽

The Art Of War

The ancient Chinese treatise «The Art of War» by Sun Tzu is relevant for modern strategic management for its practical orientation and lack of edifying attitudes. The developments and strategies proposed in this treatise make it possible to find new opportunities for the development of strategic management. The main objectives of the research are to identify the prerequisites for using the basic principles and calculations outlined in Sun Tzu’s «Art of War» in order to develop the content of modern strategic management. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study are the provisions and categorical apparatus of the theory of strategic management. In this article, general scientific theoretical research methods are used: the formal-logical method, methods of generalization, comparison and analogy. The results of the work have an important theoretical and methodological significance for the development of the theory of strategic planning and control. The use of the universal principles of the treatise «The Art of War» by Sun Tzu is applicable to strategies in local economic wars, they expand the possibilities for creating effective business strategies.

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